Life has shown me that the key to having a great life is all about your perspective towards it. What you believe has a significant impact on what is manifested in your life. If you constantly think that your life is lacking, then you condition your brain to believe these thoughts. As a result, all the experiences and opportunities you encounter will appear to be bad.

Repeated experiences put your body in fight-or-flight (survival) mode. Those memories become ingrained in your mind, becoming core memories, which further contribute to the cycle of thinking your life is bad. Additionally, if you habitually compare your life to what is seen on social media and find yourself on the short end of the stick, this further contributes to the feeling of low self-worth. Comparison is truly the thief of joy.

On the other hand, adopting a gratitude mindset can positively change your perspective. You will notice your richness (richness isn’t only confined to financial abundance) and how happy you will become. Even when things don’t come out as planned, this can be used as a learning opportunity to improve yourself. Plus, when you are rooted in gratitude, you will notice how opportunities that align with your values seem to become more accessible to you.

Knowing your values and strategising your life makes it easier to seize opportunities. You need to know what you want to achieve to chase those goals. No matter how stuck you feel, remember that you are the author of your existence and responsible for the outcomes in your life. Even if you remained silent in the decision-making process (out of fear or guilt), you made a decision, even though it was indirect. 

So, next time, make the effort to actively decide what you want in your life and be grateful for it. Even if your life isn’t where you want it to be, you have the choice to change!